The qualifier battle between Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates in this T20 World Cup 2022 has been scheduled on 18th October 2022 (19:00 pm onwards) at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong. Both of them will encounter each other after completing one face off of the qualifier battles.
Well, Sri Lanka’s ‘not up to the mark’ results against Australia and India in series matches landed them up on qualifier groups. Moreover, with their strong performance against India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh they are expected to maintain their form and perform well in the tournament.
Moreover, the team will be composed of 15 amazing players. The team is said to be consisting of a great batsman, Pathum Nissanka. And all-rounders like Dasun Shanaka, who is the captain, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Danushka Gunathilaka, and Charith Asalanka. Their incredible bowlers include Maheesh Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Pramod Madushan, Jeffrey Vandersay, Dushmantha Chameera and
Dilshan Madushanka. As wicket- keeping options they have Kusal Mendis and Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
On the other hand, the team of United Arab Emirates have been reported to have qualified for the second time at the T20 World Cup. Moreover, the team managed to attain their position in the T20 World Cup 2022 by achieving the T20 World Cup qualifier in this year. And they managed to win over a strong Ireland team in the final match.
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Their team also comprises of 15 players, with excellent batsmen options like Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Muhammad Waseem, Chirag Suri and Basil Hameed. Talking about all-rounders, they have Alishan Sharafu, Aryan Lakra, Ahmed Raza, Aayan Afzal Khan and Kashif Daud. As wicket-keeping option, they have Vriitya Aravind and for bowling options, they are said to possess players like Zawar Farid, Zahoor Khan, Sabir Ali, Karthik Meiyappan and Junaid Siddique.
Past Records Between the Two
Coming to the previous encounters between the two, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates have played against each other in a match in T20. And Sri Lanka has been reported to win, defeating the United Arab Emirates.
Going by the past record, the Sri Lanka team is considered to be a bit stronger than the United Arab Emirates. But the United Arab Emirates is as well composed of extraordinary players, considering their previous encounters with other countries. With so much preparation and skills, the match is expected to be an exciting one.
